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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 19

Hawley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

74Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Hawley

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hawley route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Northern CardinalCardinalidae822024+92%1996
House SparrowPasseridae482024-29%1996
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae472024-1%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae412024-32%1996
DickcisselCardinalidae392024+36%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae382024-63%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae302024-32%1996
White-winged DoveColumbidae29201322×2006
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae222024-52%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae202024-72%1996
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae202024+11%1998
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae192009-50%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae192024+500%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae182024+567%2006
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae182024+5%2008
Painted BuntingCardinalidae142024-30%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112024-34%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae10201313×1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024-36%1996
European StarlingSturnidae72024-70%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae72024-65%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62024-29%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62024+136%1996
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-66%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62024+250%1997
Blue JayCorvidae52024+133%1998
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52024+354%1996
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52007+175%1997
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52024-53%2004
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae42013+33%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42024+210%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024+100%2005
Canyon TowheePasserellidae42024+300%1997
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae42006+300%2005
Turkey VultureCathartidae32024+178%1996
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae32013+50%1997
House FinchFringillidae32024+100%1998
Purple MartinHirundinidae32024-88%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32008+100%1995
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32024-92%1996

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.